On October 3, 2025, Sean “Diddy” Combs was handed a sentence after he successfully finished a high-profile trial. Find out what happened in court and how his sentence was decided.
Earlier this year, the very public trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came to a triumphant end. In September 2024, after a federal investigation was over, the rapper and music entrepreneur, who had been known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Puffy throughout his career, was charged with racketeering conspiracy and trafficking. On October 3, 2025, Diddy went to court to get a prison sentence for the prostitution-related crimes that were linked to the case. This occurred after he was acquitted of the most serious charges.
Hollywood Life will tell you everything you need to know about Diddy’s sentence and what it means for his future in the next few paragraphs.
When did Diddy’s sentencing hearing happen?
On October 3, 2025, the sentencing hearing for Diddy took place. This ended a legal struggle that had been going on since the spring and had been going on for several months. The hearing was led by a federal judge from New York. The judge finally chose the punishment after looking at the pre-sentencing reports and the arguments made by both the prosecution and the defense.
Details About Diddy’s Time in Prison
Diddy was sentenced to four years and two months in prison on October 3, 2025, after a trial that started on May 12, 2025. This sentence was officially given. Even though he was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and trafficking, the court did rule on minor prostitution-related crimes that were connected to the same investigation.
Paul Callan, a former prosecutor in New York City who is now a criminal defence attorney, told Us Weekly that if Diddy was found guilty, he would probably get a sentence of “ten to twenty years.” Callan said in September 2024 that “Given the severity of the charges, a lengthy jail sentence is a virtual certainty if he is convicted.” Callan also said that “in more than 90% of the cases they bring,” federal prosecutors “generally obtain guilty pleas or convictions after trial.”
Callan also said that the prosecution “made a strong case to both federal judges that Combs was likely to flee and/or threaten witnesses in the case if he was released.”
He went on to remark, “In these kinds of cases, the federal courts will support the practice of pretrial incarceration.” You can appeal the lower court’s decision, but I don’t think it will be overturned.
Why Was Diddy in Jail?
Diddy is currently in jail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after he was charged with some crimes related to racketeering, trafficking, and transporting people to engage in prostitution.
The United States Attorney’s Office says that Combs has been running a “criminal enterprise” since 2008 to “facilitate his abuse and exploitation of women.” The claims say that Diddy was involved in a lot of unlawful activities, like trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and blocking justice.
Diddy pleaded not guilty to the accusations against him.
Did Diddy really get out of jail?
No, he has not been let out of prison. Diddy was sentenced to prison on October 3, 2025, and he was told to keep spending his time there.
TMZ said that Donald Trump was “vacillating” over whether or not to commute Michael Jackson’s sentence towards the end of that month. The White House, on the other hand, said that the story was untrue and that Diddy is still in jail.
How long will Sean “Diddy” Combs be in jail for his crime?
A federal judge in New York gave him a sentence of four years and two months (50 months) in prison, taking into account the time he had previously served. He also had to pay a $500,000 fine and will have to spend five years of supervised release after his sentence is up. Since he has already been in jail since his arrest, the time he has spent there will be added to his entire sentence.
Diddy’s prison term wasn’t imposed right away after he was found guilty of transportation for prostitution, but not guilty of trafficking or racketeering conspiracy. But prosecutors said they thought he would get at least eleven years in prison.
What did they find when they raided Diddy’s house?
In the middle of 2024, Homeland Security raided Diddy’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles. The federal government took a lot of things from both homes, including “Freak Off supplies, including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”
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